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Chapters (56)
  1. A PERFECT CORNISH SUMMER
  2. Dedication
  3. Prologue
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-One
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-One
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-One
  45. Chapter Forty-Two
  46. Epilogue
  47. Acknowledgements
  48. Nothing is simple, even in paradise. Will love bloom for the residents of the little Cornish Isles?
  49. One summer can change everything …
  50. Christmas has arrived on the Cornish Isles of Scilly, bringing mistletoe, surprises and more than a sprinkle of romance …
  51. Love the Cornish Isles series? Then why not take a trip to the Cornish cafe …
  52. As the seasons change, Dem and Cali’s love story continues …
  53. Wedding bells are ringing on the Cornish coast …
  54. About the Author
  55. Also by Phillipa Ashley
  56. About the Publisher

So why did he decide to return to Porthmellow and invest here? Was it purely out of a wish to put something back into the community? Sam’s comments about her passion for her own food had set him thinking harder about re-opening the Net Loft. She’d reminded him that there was a wonderful array of ingredients right here on his doorstep, and reminded him of his deeper connections to his Cornish roots.

She’d also made him start to reassess whether he belonged in London or back here in the south west. He hadn’t questioned that since he’d left Porthmellow, swearing to put its small town mentality behind him.

Perhaps, a small voice whispered, coming home was actually because he longed to be close to Sam again and the festival invitation has been the catalyst for desires he’d suppressed for a long time? Maybe he needed to put his hand into the fire again and test out how that felt. Even if Sam wasn’t quite the same as the young woman he’d left behind all those years ago.

Or was it because he still loved her, pure and simple?

Gabe looked heavenwards at the stars that were pricking the darkening sky. If that was true, after what he’d done, how could he ever convince her to love him back?

Maybe he’d have a chance to find out at the party.

Chapter Twenty-One

Delicious smells filled the Crow’s Nest as Chloe added plates and cutlery wrapped in paper napkins to the dining table she’d set up in the sitting area. After getting back from a two-day trip to Surrey for business and to celebrate with old friends and colleagues, she’d taken yesterday off to get ready for her Saturday night party. Everyone in Surrey knew her real age, of course, and for a couple of days she’d been able to relax and enjoy the celebrations.

Two weeks today the festival would be in full swing, but for now it was time to celebrate her birthday. To say she had mixed emotions about the event was putting it mildly. She should have confessed the first time her age came up, or at Drew’s, or at the previous meeting, but the longer she put off her revelation, the harder it had become. Excuses came easily: she hadn’t wanted to embarrass herself in front of Drew; then she hadn’t wanted to make her revelation distract the committee from an important meeting.